The Gandekars (prominently known as The Pant Sachiv family) are the

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of erstwhile

Bhor State Bhor State was one of the 9-gun salute Maratha princely states of British India. It was the only state belonging to the Poona Agency under the Bombay Presidency, which became later part of the Deccan States Agency. Along with Akkalkot State, A ...

, who were rulers of the

from 1699 to 1948 Previously they served as Sachivs to

Chhatrapati Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit language.The word ‘Chhatrapati’ is a Sanskrit language compound word (tatpurusha in Sanskrit) of ''Chatra (umbrella), chhatra'' (''parasol'' or ''umbrella'') and ''pati'' (''master/lord/ruler''). Th ...

s of

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shi ...

and later became independent rulers of the

Bhor Bhor () is a town and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Geography Bhor is located at . It has an average elevation of 588 metres (1929 feet). Demographics India census, Bhor had a populati ...

princely state. Under the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

, the ''Pant Sachiv Family'' are classified as first class Sardars.In 1917 the Ruler of Bhor was granted a permanent salute of 11 guns.

History

The family of the Pant Sachiv is descended from Shankaraji Narayan Pant Sachiv, who was in 1697 appointed as hereditary Pant Sachiv and was awarded an estate or

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and other hereditary rights () for his services by

Rajaram I Rajaram Bhosle I (Pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒaɾaːm – 3 March 1700) was the third ''Chhatrapati'' of Maratha Empire, who ruled from 1689 to his death in 1700. He was the second son of the Shivaji, the founder of the empire and younger half- ...

, the third Chhatrapati of the Maratha state. The family name of Pant Sachiv's is Gandekar.The Gandekars are

Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin Deshastha Brahmin is a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and northern area of the state of Karnataka. Other than these states, according to authors K. S. Singh, Gregory Naik and Pran Nath Chopra, Deshastha Bra ...

s and were residents of Gandapur, a village, (now extinct) near

Paithan Paithan pəɪ.ʈʰaɳ(), historically Pratiṣṭhāna ɾə'tɪʂʈʰana is a town with municipal council in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India. Paithan is located south of present-day Aurangabad on the Godavari River. It was the cap ...

. The family deity of Bhor Royal family is Lord

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. According to C. Ovans, the estate of the Pant Sachiv family consisted of 552 villages in 1838.

Family tree

First generation

Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar (1665–1707), also known as Shankaraji Narayan Sacheev or Shankaraji Narayan, was a popular Minister (''Pradhan'') and Count (''Sardar'') of the Maratha Empire. He also served as Imperial Secretary (''Sacheev'') du ...

(1665-1707), was the first of a series of hereditary Sachivs (Marathi for Secretary) hailing from the Marathi-

Deshastha Brahmin Deshastha Brahmin is a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and northern area of the state of Karnataka. Other than these states, according to authors K. S. Singh, Gregory Naik and Pran Nath Chopra, Deshastha Br ...

family. Shankaraji first joined service under Pant Pradhan Moropant Pingale as an ordinary clerk. Within a few years of service, he was able to prove his high ability and valour and was appointed as ''Pant Sachiv'' by

in 1697.

Second generation

Shankaraji Narayan married and had one son: * Naro Shankaraji Gandekar - 2nd ruler of

Third generation

* Chimnajirao I Narayanrao - 3rd ruler of Bhor and nephew of Naro Shankaraji.

Fourth generation

Chimnajirao I married and had three son's: * Sadashivrao Chimnajirao - 4th ruler of Bhor * Anandrao Chimnajirao * Ragunathrao Chimnajirao - 5th ruler of Bhor.

Fifth generation

Ragunathrao Chimnajirao married and had a son: *Shankarrao I Ragunathrao - 6th ruler of Bhor.

Sixth generation

Shankarrao I Ragunathrao adopted his Father's nephew as his son: *Chimnajirao II Shankarrao - 7th ruler of Bhor.

Seventh generation

Chimnajirao II Shankarrao had adopted his nephew as his successor: *Ragunathrao I Chimnajirao - 8th ruler of Bhor.

Eighth generation

Ragunathrao I Chimnajirao had adopted his nephew as his successor: *Chimnajirao III Ragunathrao - 9th ruler of Bhor.

Ninth generation

Chimnajirao III Ragunathrao married and had a son: *

Shankarrao Chimnajirao Gandekar Shrimant Raja Shankarrao Chimnajirao Gandekar, was the 10th Raja, ruler of the princely state of Bhor State, Bhor of British Raj during the reign (12 February 1871 – 17 July 1922). With Doctrine of lapse of the Satara State in 1849, the Pant ...

- he was the 10th ruler of Bhor. He succeeded to the throne on 12 February 1871 as a minor. He was invested with full ruling powers on 20 July 1874 by the

upon reaching maturity. The Raja was awarded with personal salute of 11 guns at the

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of 1911. He died on 17 July 1922.

Tenth generation

Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar Raja Sir Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar (also known as Babasaheb Pandit Pant Sachiv) (20 September 1878 – 27 August 1951) was the 11th ruler of the princely state of Bhor of British Raj during the reign (1922–1951). During his reign, ...

- He was the 11th ruler with the title

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of Bhor.

References

Bibliography

* *{{cite book, title=A Short history of the Bhor State, url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206843, first=V. G., last=Ranade, year=1930, publisher=Bhor History of Pune district Indian families Hindu families People of the Maratha Empire Indian Hindus